"I've never doubted the greatness of a country in which a person like me could travel all the way from Pinpoint to Capitol Hill."
~Justice Clarence Thomas
In a deeply personal memoir, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas reveals his exceptional journey from the depths of poverty in the segregated Deep South to his position at the heights of American jurisprudence.
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Articles
- Read This Book
- William Kristol, The Weekly Standard
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- Clarence Thomas
- Thomas Sowell
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- The Freest Black Man in America
- Shelby Steele, National Review (subscription required to view)
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- Clarence Thomas: "This Is Not About Us"
- Juan Williams, Time Magazine
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- A Justice’s Candid Opinions
- Lally Weymouth, Newsweek
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- A Great American Story: Clarence Thomas’s tale of pride, determination, and independence.
- Rich Lowry, National Review Online
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- Clarence Thomas: A Silent Justice Speaks Out
- Jan Greenburg, ABC News Supreme Court Correspondent
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- Justice Thomas Publishes His Memoir
- Armstrong Williams, NewsMax.com
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- Black Americans Must Unite
- Armstrong Williams, NewsMax.com
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- The Real Clarence Thomas
- John Yoo, The Wall Street Journal
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- Reading Clarence Thomas
- David J. Garrow, Legal Times
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- Clarence Thomas' story is the real American Dream
- Rod Dreher, Dallas Morning News
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- My Grandfather's Son and The Nine: Revealing a Life and a Court
- Hugh Hewitt
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- Sowell of a Justice
- Kathryn Lopez, National Review Online
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- Interview with a Grandson
- Kathryn Lopez, National Review Online
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- A Conversation with Clarence Thomas
- Elizabeth Kantor, Human Events
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- But Why Is He So Angry?
- Mona Charen
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- The Anita Hill Accusations
- Thomas Sowell
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- His Grandfather's Miracle
- Henry Mark Holzer, FrontPage Magazine
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- The school of very hard knocks
- The Economist
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- Clarence Thomas is not the hypocrite
- James Kirchick, Los Angeles Times
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- Coming of Age with Clarence
- Harvard Law Professor Jeannie Suk, Wall Street Journal
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- Why are the media so angry at Clarence Thomas?
- Helgi Walker, The Boston Globe
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- Thomas' life story, philosophy win admirers
- Steve Huntley, Chicago Sun-Times
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- Personal Attacks on Judicial Nominees Can End, Thomas Defender Says
- Kevin Mooney, CNS News
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- Transcript of Hugh Hewitt Interview
- Hugh Hewitt, Townhall.com
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- Clarence Thomas, Created Equal
- Michael Knox Beran, City Journal
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- Grandfather's Clause: A review of My Grandfather's Son by Justice Clarence Thomas
- John Vecchione, Newletter of Republican National Lawyers Association (RNLA)
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- Reading the Constitution Right
- Stephen Presser, City Journal
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- Justice Thomas Landed the Right Job For Himself -- and America
- Jim Wooten, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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- The Partisan Reaction to Clarence Thomas's My Grandfather's Son: How Reviewers Have Proven Themselves Unable to Put Politics Aside to Provide a Fair Assessment of the Justice's Memoir
- Scott Douglas Gerber, Find Law
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- The Positive Attitude of Clarence Thomas
- Jay Ambrose, Abilene Reporter News
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- Clarence Thomas Tells His Story in New Bio
- Star Parker, The Conservative Voice
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- My Grandfather's Son
- David Reinhard, Idaho Mountain Express
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- Huck Finn on the High Court
- Suzanne Fields, Creators Syndicate
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- A Good Man
- R. Emmett Tyrell, Jr., The American Spectator
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- The Prayers of Clarence Thomas
- Charles Sykes, American Thinker
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Video & Audio Links
- Clarence Thomas: The Justice Nobody Knows
- 60 Minutes / Steve Kroft
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- A Silent Justice Speaks Out (Director's Cut) Part 1
- Jan Crawford Greenburg, ABC News, Nightline
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- A Silent Justice Speaks Out (Director's Cut) Part 2
- Jan Crawford Greenburg, ABC News, Nightline
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- Rush Interviews Justice Clarence Thomas
- Rush Limbaugh
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- Cable Exclusive: Justice Clarence Thomas Sits Down with Sean Hannity
- Sean Hannity
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- Link to Excerpts of Hannity Interview
- FOX News
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- Laura Ingraham Interview
- Laura Ingraham
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- Interview with Hugh Hewitt (part 1)
- Hugh Hewitt, Townhall.com
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- Interview with Hugh Hewitt (part 2)
- Hugh Hewitt, Townhall.com
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- Bill Bennett interview (audio)
- Bill Bennett
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- Heading Right Radio: Day Off
- Edward Morrissey, Captain's Quarters
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- Clarence Thomas Book Tour: NYC
- MyHeritage.org
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- C-Span interview with Brian Lamb
- Brian Lamb, C-Span
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- C-Span Coverage of Armstrong Williams Book Party
- Armstrong Williams, C-Span
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- Clarence Thomas Address at the 2007 National Lawyers Convention
- Federalist Society
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Blogger Row
- Justice Thomas: Awesome, not Angry
- Wendy Long, Bench Memos, NRO
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- Black liberals, Justice Thomas, and the "victim" metaphor
- Wendy Long, Bench Memos, NRO
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- Clarence Thomas Unplugged
- Legalities, Jan Crawford Greenburg
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- Attacking Justice Thomas and Proving Him Right
- Matthew Franck, Bench Memos, NRO
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- Ruth Marcus, Cherry-Picking
- Edward Morrissey's Captain's Quarters
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- Another Dimension Of The Thomas Smear
- Edward Morrissey's Captain's Quarters
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- An Evening With Justice Thomas
- Edward Morrissey's Captain's Quarters
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- My Dinner With Clarence Thomas
- Richard Miniter, Pajamas Media
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- An evening with Justice Thomas
- Powerline
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- NPR Lets Clarence Thomas-Hater Falsify Hill-Thomas Hearing History
- Tim Graham, Newsbusters.org
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- A Grandfather’s Son
- Kate O'Beirne, The Corner, NRO
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- Dinner with Justice Clarence Thomas
- James Joyner, Outside the Beltway
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- Justice Clarence Thomas Speaks
- La Shawn Barber's Corner
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- Dinner with Justice Thomas
- Redstate
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- A Humble Justice
- Robert B. Bluey, Bluey Blog, Heritage Foundation
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- The Pride of Yale
- James Taranto, Best of the Web, OpinionJournal.com
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- Here Is a Strange and Bitter Crop
- James Taranto, Best of the Web, OpinionJournal.com
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- The Justice Speaks
- Rebecca Hagelin, Heritage Foundation
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- Justice on tour
- Mark Donald, Texas Lawyer Blog
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- Mr. Justice Thomas
- Keith Thompson's Page
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- More on Justice Thomas’s My Grandfather’s Son
- Ed Whelan, Bench Memos, NRO
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- A Giant of a Man
- Elizabeth Kantor, Conservative Book Club
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- Judging Clarence Thomas
- Michael Bates, Enter Stage Right
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- The Inspirational Life of Clarence Thomas
- Robert Bluey, Bluey Blog, Heritage Foundation
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- Negative Media Portrait of Justice Thomas Out of Step with Reality, Former Senator Says
- Kevin Mooney, Newsbusters.org
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